Mount Greylock State Reservation

Mount Greylock State Reservation
Winter view of the War Memorial at the summit of Mount Greylock
Location in Massachusetts
Mount Greylock State Reservation (the United States)
LocationAdams, Cheshire,
Lanesborough, New Ashford,
North Adams, and Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates42°38′14″N 73°09′57″W / 42.6371704°N 73.1659399°W / 42.6371704; -73.1659399
Area12,455 acres (50.40 km2)
Elevation3,491 ft (1,064 m)
Established1898
AdministratorMassachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
WebsiteOfficial website

Mount Greylock State Reservation is public recreation and nature preservation area on and around Mount Greylock, the highest point in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The park covers some 12,000 acres (4,900 ha) in the towns of Lanesborough, North Adams, Adams, Cheshire, Williamstown and New Ashford, Massachusetts. It was created in 1898 as Massachusetts' first public land for the purpose of forest preservation.